Big Data in the Global Economy
Understands how multinational organizations make strategic use of Big Data to gain a competitive advantage in the global economy.
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Program description
Global Management, BGM
As business increasingly operates across borders and cultures, professionals who can navigate global markets, languages, and international policy are in high demand. Preparing students for this reality requires a program that blends business fundamentals with cross-cultural fluency and hands-on global experience.
The Bachelor of Global Management offers two distinct tracks: one pairing international business with two years of language study and cultural immersion, and another focused more heavily on management coursework without a language requirement. Students complete a required international internship, either abroad or through a locally based experience with a global dimension, and can apply electives toward minors or certificates in fields such as cybersecurity, data analytics, political science, and sustainability. A senior capstone has students working in consulting teams to advise real global organizations, and the degree, available fully online, builds on Thunderbird School of Global Management's nearly 80-year legacy of producing international business leaders.
Curriculum
Featured courses
Principles of Finance for Global Organizations
Equips students with the tools necessary to make strategic financing and investment decisions for value creation in a competitive global environment. Topics addressed include financial analysis and projections; working capital management; and investment management.
Multinational Organizational Leadership
Explores multinational organizational management strategies, organizational practices/systems, and related managerial skills which are an essential part of global competitiveness.
Admissions
Admission requirements
Program requirements
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Global Management, BGM, MS →Transfer applicants
International graduate and undergraduate transfer applicants should review ASU's international transfer guidance before applying.
https://admission.asu.edu/apply/international/transfer →Key admission dates & deadlines
| Program start | Spring 2027 | Fall 2027 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campus Immersion | Online | Campus Immersion | Online | |
| Application deadline | October 1st, 2026 | October 1st, 2026 | January 15th, 2027 | January 15th, 2027 |
| Classes start | January 11th, 2027 | January 11th, 2027 | August 19th, 2027 | August 19th, 2027 |
Outcomes
Career opportunities & applicable roles
The global economy continues to face volatility and disruption as it expands, contracts and interconnects, and demand for specialists with a global mindset is rapidly increasing as a result. The program equips students with competencies that international companies, governments and nonprofit entities highly value in employees, preparing graduates for leadership roles in fields such as consulting, entrepreneurship, foreign service, global marketing, and human resources at multinational corporations, government agencies, and NGOs.
Career examples include
Chief Sustainability Officer
Compliance Manager
Country Manager
Foreign Service Officer
General Manager
Global Entrepreneur
International Marketing Manager
International Sales Manager
Manager of a Nonprofit Organization
Regulatory Affairs Manager
The school
Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University
Thunderbird School of Global Management was chartered in 1946 as the world's first higher education institution dedicated exclusively to international leadership. In 2018, it relocated to ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus.
For four consecutive years (2023–2026), Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has recognized Thunderbird as the world leader in international trade. Its alumni network includes nearly 50,000 graduates across 150 countries, with more than 170 active alumni chapters in 70 nations.
The curriculum integrates global management, international political economy, regional business environments, languages and cross-cultural communication, with programs offered in Phoenix, Washington, D.C., and online.
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